Police arrest suspect for ‘raping, robbing’ woman in Lagos

The Lagos police command says Olumide Oyewole has been arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a lady in her residence.

NAN reports that Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police spokesperson, said the case was reported at the Ilasan division on Tuesday.

Hundeyin said the lady, identified as Cynthia, was accompanied by some police officers from the Ilasan division who arrested the suspect in his house.

“The lady reported to the police that at about 8.00 p.m. on Monday, she was in her room when she heard a knock on her door and she opened the door, the suspect forced himself into her room with his face masked and a knife,” he said.

“She said the suspect tied her two hands with a rope and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her, after which, he went ahead to ransack her rooms and stole her property.

“Items stolen include one iPhone 12 Promax, one Samsung S9 Plus, one small Nokia phone, two bottles of perfume, two wristwatches, one necklace, one iPhone charger and $10,000 U.S. Dollars (about N4 million).

“The scene was promptly visited by detectives, the house of the suspect was also searched where a knife was recovered from his apartment.”

The police spokesperson said an investigation is ongoing, adding that the case would be transferred to the state criminal investigation department (CID).